On Wednesday, May 20th, the OSU Pride Center and Sol: LGBTQ+ Multicultural Support Network hosted a queer zine night in collaboration with the OSU Queer Archives (OSQA).

The Pride Center is located on the southern side of campus at 1553 SW A Ave, Corvallis. Sol is not located within the Pride Center, but holds regular office hours there and in all other cultural centers to help provide support and nurture community for all LGBTQ+ students of color.

All three organizations provided crafting materials with a theme of pulling from our shared Queer and multicultural history. OSQA pulled images from the Lesbian Avengers scrapbooks, the Sol collection, and the Pride Center collection, including photos of what the Pride Center looked like before their recent renovation. The Pride Center provided wonderful mini-zines that guided guests through how to fold, cut, and decorate their own mini-zine! Guests were given free range of topic, and the Pride Center received several donations of pre-made zines as well as ones made during the event. It was an intimate gathering, with 13 enthusiastic event participants. Thank you to the Pride Center and to Sol for hosting OSQA!

Below are a few photos from the event:

And, here is a zine made by Sabrina She, OSQA Student Archivist, during the event!